Bear Mountain is the tallest mountain with its peak in Connecticut, USA, at 2,316 feet (706 m). An 8-foot tall stone flattened pyramid was built on the peak in 1885. The plaque on the pyramid erroneously calls the peak the tallest point of land in Connecticut - an honor that belongs to the south slope of Frissell Mountain, whose peak is in Massachusetts. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 823 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Salisbury is a town located in Litchfield County, Connecticut. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... The Appalachian Mountains are a system of North American mountains running from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada to Alabama in the United States, although the northernmost mainland portion ends at the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ... The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ...

Bear Mountain summit from trail

Erroneous inscription at summit

Frissell Mountain, containing high point, as seen from Bear Mountain

The Appalachian Trail climbs to the summit of Bear Mountain. Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 823 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 823 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 824 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (1536x2048, 824 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 816 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 816 KB)Taken with digital camera in June, 2005. ... The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail, is a 2,174 mile (3500 km) marked hiking trail in the eastern United States, running from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mt. ...